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Administrative Services Agreement This Administrative Services Agreement ("Agreement") is between Indian River County ("Plan Sponsor"), and Ameritas Life Insurance Corp., a Nebraska corporation ("Ameritas"), and is effective upon the date set forth herein. Throughout the Agreement Ameritas and Plan Sponsor may be referred to individually as "Party" or collectively as "Parties." WHEREAS, Plan Sponsor has established and will administer an employee Dental benefit plan ("Plan") according to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA") or the Public Health Service Act ("PHSA"), as applicable, for its employees and their dependents; WHEREAS, Plan Sponsor desires to utilize the services of Ameritas to assist in its duties to administer the Plan; and WHEREAS, Ameritas has agreed to provide such non -fiduciary administrative services in connection with the Plan such as processing of claims and other services under the terms and conditions of this Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual promises contained in this Agreement, Plan Sponsor and Ameritas hereby agree as follows: Section I. Scope of Agreement Ameritas agrees to perform certain non -fiduciary administrative services, such as claim processing and other services specified herein for the Plan, as amended, as described in Addendum A. Section II. Services to be Provided by Ameritas Ameritas shall perform the following administrative services in connection with the Plan: A. Process claims and determine the Plan benefits applicable to Covered Employees and their dependents (collectively, "Covered Persons"), including coordination of benefits, where applicable, in accordance with the terms of the Plan and as specified to Ameritas by Plan Sponsor, using Ameritas' claim paying system as specified to Ameritas by Plan Sponsor. Ameritas will process claims incurred on or after the Effective Date of this Agreement and received while this Agreement is still in effect. B. Notify a Covered Person of the initial denial of a claim (benefits) and his or her right of review of the denial as specified by the Plan Sponsor and in accordance with the terms of the Plan. C. Issue checks in payment of benefits payable under the Plan which, subject to the terms of this Agreement, shall be paid through the bank account as set forth in Section IV. of this Agreement. D. Answer benefits and claims questions and inquiries of Covered Persons and providers through toll free telephone number. E. Communicate with Plan Sponsor as is necessary to verify eligibility of Covered Persons.